Books by John Sender

First published in 1986, this work challenges underdevelopment analyses of Africa's past experiences and future prospects, and builds upon a very wide range of historical research to argue that the impact of Capitalism has resulted in economic progress and significant improvements in living standards.

Focussing on a Fieldwork study of the West Usambaras in Tanzania, this study deals with processes of class formation and capitalist accumulation, and the dynamics of rural poverty and gender relations. It argues that rural differentiation is systematically reinforced by the socialist state.